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GHOST NOTCHES SECOND STRAIGHT NUMBER ONE SINGLE WITH ‘RATS’
Ghost has notched its second straight Number One single with “Rats,” which has topped the chart on both the Mediabase rock airplay survey and Billboard‘s Mainstream Rock Songs chart. The Swedish hard rock act’s previous single, “Square Hammer,” also topped both charts in early 2017.
Earlier singles from 2015 and 2016, “Cirice” and “From The Pinnacle To The Pit,” both reached the Top Five but neither hit the highest spot, topping out at Number Four and Five respectively.
“Rats” is the lead single from Ghost’s fourth album, Prequelle, which arrived on June 1st and debuted at Number Three on the Billboard 200 album chart, the band’s best performance there.
Story source: Billboard
DEF LEPPARD DRUMMER SAYS THEY REMAIN VERY MUCH A BAND
July 6 – Memphis, TN – FedExForum
July 7 – North Little Rock, AR – Verizon Arena
July 9 – Tulsa, OK – BOK Center
July 11 – Louisville, KY – KFC Yum! Center
July 13 – Detroit, MI – Comerica Park
July 14 – Chicago, IL – Wrigley Field-
July 16 – Wichita, KS – INTRUST Bank Arena
July 18 – Sioux Falls, SD – Denny Sanford PREMIER Center
July 19 – Lincoln, NE – Pinnacle Bank Arena
July 21 – Denver, CO – Coors Field
July 23 – Des Moines, IA – Wells Fargo Arena
July 25 – Kansas City, MO – Sprint Center
July 27 – Minneapolis, MN – Target Field
July 28 – Fargo, ND – Fargodome
August 11- Boston, MA – Fenway Park
August 13 -Virginia Beach, VA – Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater
August 15 – Columbia, SC – Colonial Life Arena
August 17 – Ft Lauderdale, FL – BB&T Center
August 18 – Tampa, FL – Amalie Arena
THE PRETTY RECKLESS’ TAYLOR MOMSEN SHARES WOODY GUTHRIE COVER
The Pretty Reckless singer Taylor Momsen has released a cover of Woody Guthrie’s classic folk song “This Land Is Your Land.” Momsen released the track and an accompanying video on July 4th. Guthrie wrote the tune in 1940 and released it in 1945.Momsen teased the release of the track, which features a sparse acoustic musical arrangement, earlier in the week on her official Facebook page with an image of a candle on a studio mixing console. The video features photos taken by producer Kato Khandwala, who died tragically from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident earlier this year. Khandwala produced all three LPs by The Pretty Reckless.